1. California, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire, West Virginia
Aired: Apr 21, 2007The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and subsequent major tremors along the S...
The States
Season 1 Episode 9: Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Missouri, South Dakota
Michigan's logging industry helped build fortunes, but over-harvesting also threatened the environment. Davy Crocket, the coonskin-capped congressman from Tennessee, became more legend than reality thanks to 19th century political campaigns. Originally disdained as a food fit only for servants, lobsters are now a delicacy fueling Maine's fishing industries. Riverboat traffic and trailheads to Santa Fe and Oregon made Missouri the "Gateway to the West." The discovery of gol...
